7 Low Cost Additions to Make Your House Feel Like a Home

Everybody wishes that they could win the lottery and buy their dream home, but, until that time, there are ways that you can update the look of your house to make it feel like more of a home.

Home renovations can quickly add up to thousands of dollars and months of mess. The following seven tips will help you give your home a face-lift without spending thousands and with results that you can see immediately.

1. Repaint Cabinets

New kitchen cabinets can cost thousands of dollars, but you can make them look modern and brand new in a single weekend.

Repainting the surface of your cabinets will make them look stunning; simply clean the cabinets inside and out, then sand them with fine sand paper, add a layer of primer and then paint the cabinets using a high quality brush or pneumatic sprayer.

Two coats of paint work the best.

2. New Hardware

Adding or changing kitchen cabinet hardware is another easy and inexpensive way to spruce up your kitchen.

New knobs and handles can be quite expensive and new faucets even more costly, so shop around. Check sources like offers.com for great deals, or check thrift shops and other bargain stores.

3. Inviting Door

Painting your front door is an easy way to totally change the curb appeal of your home. Exterior paint is somewhat expensive, but the effect will be worth so much more.

4.Discount Molding

Keep your eye open for sales and purchase molding if you find a great deal. Adding a chair rail to any room will instantly update it, especially if you paint the upper and lower portions in different, yet complementary, colors. Molding is easy to install and the strips are sold already finished, usually in high gloss white.

5. Slip Covers

Old furniture in the living room can be livened up and modernized with slip covers. Slip covers are easy to put on and most are machine washable, and certainly more affordable than buying new furniture. Slip covers are available in a myriad colors and styles so finding the perfect fit for your living room shouldn’t be difficult.

6. Bathroom Accessories

Bathrooms are easy to spruce up. Replace an old, ratty shower curtain with a new one.

Bath mats are a simple way to cover up what would otherwise be an eyesore. A new rain showerhead will quickly liven up your shower, and adding new toothbrush and soap holders will add extra style.

7. Rearrange

Bedrooms can get a new look with a little effort and very little money. Reducing the clutter in any bedroom will instantly make it appear larger, and rearranging the furniture will give the room a new look and feel.

Decorative pillows, bed skirts and bed covers can be bought from a second hand store and can considerably jazz up the room.

Making any of these inexpensive changes to your home will instantly change its look and ambiance.

These additions don’t need to be time consuming or costly; keep your eyes open for materials that are on sale, and frequent local garage sales. You never know what you’ll find.